Environmental Technician

Sappi City of Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Environmental Technician

We are hiring an Environmental Technician to support and contribute to the mills compliance to environmental policies, procedures and objectives, adhering to the requirements of external environmental authorities and legal licences and perform environmental tasks and reporting of environmental performance internally.

Responsibilities

• Monitor adherence to the Environmental Management System, policies, procedures, and relevant Safety & Environmental requirements.
• Assist with the implementation and maintenance of ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 accredited systems.
• Collect, consolidate, and manage environmental data for compliance, performance reports, audits, and licence evaluations.
• Conduct environmental inspections, informal checks, and coordinate plant surveys (noise, dust, odour, waste handling, etc.).
• Support internal intramill audits and external environmental inspections, ensuring compliance with regulations and legal requirements.
• Deliver environmental inductions, training, awareness campaigns, and support emergency preparedness drills.
• Monitor environmental training records, identify gaps, and support corrective actions, mitigation measures, and project shutdowns.
• Oversee waste disposal, emissions testing, sampling, and monitor environmental performance daily; report deviations.
• Investigate external environmental complaints, maintain the complaints register, and provide input for risk assessments.
• Maintain environmental records, data systems, and graphical reporting to assist management decision-making and compliance monitoring.

Qualifications

Benefits

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing

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